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Brenner, Heinz, 71, brain-damaged, Linden assault

Johannesburg. 71-year-old Heinz Brenner was dragged through his Linden bungalow and so viciously assaulted by a black gunman that he sustained brain-damage and suffered a heart attack from the trauma. Jody Nel of Beeld reported that Mr Brenner remained in serious condition at Milpark hospital and required surgery to stop bleeding on his brain.

The attack follows shortly after the brutal murder of 65,-year-old Mrs Georgie Jacklin in the bedroom of her Sleepers guesthouse in Linden a few days earlier. SAPS capt Alex Vermaak of the Linden PS said Brenner was 'brutally assaulted and sustained mostly head-injuries. The gunman dragged Brenner throughout his home before dumping him in front of his garage.' Mr Brenner was alone at home: his wife and daughter were at the shops, but when they returned they also were ambushed. "The man pointed a gun at the woman but no shots were fired.' said Vermaak. The women were locked in a cupboard and ran away. The women freed themselves, alerted the police, found Mr Brenner in the garage and called an ambulance.Police hadn't yet determined what was missing from the bungalow. Vermaak said Mr Brenner was scheduled for surgery to try and stop bleeding on the brain.Freedom Front Plus city councillor Karen Roodt strongly condemned the brutal assaults on her constituents.http://www.beeld.com/Suid-Afrika/Nuus/Aanval-laat-man-se-hart-ingee-20110210

The term "genocide" was coined by legal scholar Raphael Lemkin in 1943, writing:

'Generally speaking, genocide does not necessarily mean the immediate destruction of a nation, except when accomplished by mass killings of all members of a nation. It is intended rather to signify a coordinated plan of different actionsaiming at the destruction of essential foundations of the life of national groups, with the aim of annihilating the groups themselves.

The objectives of such a plan would be the disintegration of the political and social institutions, of culture, language, national feelings, religion, and the economic existence of national groups, and the destruction of personal security, liberty, health, dignity and lives of the members of such groups... '